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Researchers investigated how to use bio-based materials to produce effective UV protection films for solar cells. The study was the first to compare how the properties of different bio-based UV ...

Engineers from UNSW have created a worldwide UV radiation map for solar panels, highlighting major differences in exposure ...

In the picture, a film dyed with red onion skin extract and dye-sensitised solar cells. The films were placed on top of the solar cells in the study. Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, ...